I started hiking when I was a boy. My father took my brothers and I on many hikes in NY state (mostly)! My first backpacking trips were in the Catskills when I was a teenager. I haven't backpacked since then but would love to get back into it! My current wife introduced me to the Adirondacks in northern New York state in 2008 and we are now well on our way to becoming 46Rs!